Carol Kane

Biography

Carolyn Laurie Kane (born June 18, 1952) is an American actress and comedian. She became known in the 1970s in films such as Hester Street (for which she received an Oscar nomination) and Annie Hall. She appeared on the television series Taxi in the early 1980s, as Simka Gravas, the wife of Latka, the character played by Andy Kaufman, winning two Emmy Awards for her work. She has played the character of Madame Morrible in the musical Wicked, both in regional productions and on Broadway from 2005 to 2014. From 2015 to 2018 she was a main cast member on the Netflix original series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, in which she played Lillian Kaushtupper.

Known For

Jenny

Dog Day Afternoon

Allison

Annie Hall

Helga

The Pacifier

Valerie

The Princess Bride

Cynthia

Jumpin' Jack Flash

Jill Johnson

When a Stranger Calls Back

Tom's Mother

The Pallbearer

Lupi

Transylvania 6-5000

Mrs. Benson

My First Mister

Ghost of Christmas Present

Scrooged

Carol

Ishtar

Maggie

Flashback

Carla

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Connie

Trees Lounge

Mrs. Anderson

License to Drive

Jennifer

Carnal Knowledge

Mona

Sunset Park

Molly Rex (voice)

Theodore Rex

Gitl

Hester Street

Starlet

Valentino

Lavinia

Keeping On

Strong Medicine

Young Whore

The Last Detail

Cecilia

Addiction: A 60's Love Story

April

The Greatest Man in the World

Annie Hickman

The World's Greatest Lover

Shaldeen

My Blue Heaven

Jill Johnson

When a Stranger Calls

Fela

iMordecai

Louise Rosenberg

The Shrink Is In

Betty Chumley

Harvey

Erin (voice)

Migration

Dorine Douglas

Office Killer

Ms. Sherwood

Jawbreaker

Mrs. Claus (voice)

Billy and Mandy Save Christmas

Carla Kessler

Between the Temples

Joey

Love in the Time of Money

Candy

Pandemonium

Fortune Teller

Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim

Colette

Ted & Venus

Rose

Norman Loves Rose

Franki D'Angelo

The Lemon Sisters

Ruth

Should've Been Romeo

Roberta

Thanks for Sharing

Ogg's Mother (voice)

The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space

Florence

Harry and Walter Go to New York

Maria

Baby on Board

Self

How Real is 'The Star'?

Kitty

Sticky Fingers

Louise Haines-Pearson

Les Jeux de la Comtesse Dolingen de Gratz

Treva Van Arsdale

The Crazysitter

Cheryl

Over the Brooklyn Bridge

Grand-Mah (voice)

Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience

Self

Waiting for Ishtar

Barbara Dent

Casey at the Bat

Hannah Song

Emoticon

Miss Gimpole

The Tic Code

Cissy

The Mafu Cage

Jeannie Dougall

Wedding in White

Cousin Tilly / Mrs. Hatch

Merry Christmas, George Bailey

Faith Bigger

Big Bully

"Myth"

The Muppet Movie

Young Girl

Desperate Characters

Temple

The Civilization of Maxwell Bright

Self

Remembering Gene Wilder

Granny

Addams Family Values

Annie the Hooker

Racing with the Moon

Helen

American Strays

Self (uncredited)

Man on the Moon

Talia

Ava's Possessions

Linda

Sleepwalk with Me

Barbara

My Girlfriend's Boyfriend

Mother Nature

The Year Without a Santa Claus

Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card

Sheep (voice)

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five

Self

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

Hairdresser

Joe Versus the Volcano

Margaret Mouse (voice)

The Real Story of Here Comes the Bride

Self

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

Mrs. Shaw

Cosmopolitan

The Good Fairy

Sleeping Beauty

Missy Flanders

Audrey's Rain

Self

Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show

Mrs Sisters

The Sisters Brothers

Maxine

Drop-Out Mother

Martha Bernays

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud

Mary Harwood

Burning Rage

Self

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

Miss Baggoli

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

Self

A Constant Forge

Linda Bradford

Clutter

Dawn

The Bounty Hunter

Madeline Styne

Ghost Light

Officer Garfield

Tomorrow by Midnight

Self

Bette Davis - Größer als das Leben

Mallory O'Brien

The Dead Don't Die

Eliza Southgate

Out of Our Fathers' House

Ilene

An Invasion of Privacy

Donna Waters

Gone Fishin'

Gilda (voice)

The Happy Elf

Landlady

Pete Smalls Is Dead

Lillian Kaushtupper

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend

Sam's Angel

Dad, the Angel & Me

Barbara

In the Soup

Love, Loss, and What I Wore

Self

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Music: A Live Singing Contest (That's Live)

Marsha

The Key Man

Self

Joan Micklin Silver: Begegnung mit der New Yorker Filmregisseurin

Valerie

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

Customer At Cafe

Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?

Frances Loomis

The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories

Spider (voice)

Napoleon

Self

Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition

Daisy

La Sabina

Betty Chumley

Harvey

Aunt Sarah

Four Christmases

Self (archive footage)

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Leanne Futterman

Freaky Friday

Granny

Boundary Waters

Frances Loomis

The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories

Self

Andy Kaufman Is Me

Bubbe

Caught Stealing

Self

Carol & Joy

Maureen

Let's Get Mom

Anxious People

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

125

Gender

Female

Birthday

1952-06-18

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Lisa LeBlanc